Computer Requirements

To run TotalFlow Production Manager, your computer must meet these requirements. Before setup, check that all the requirements are met.

This table lists the requirements for the computer where you install TotalFlow Production Manager:

Item Requirements
Computer
  • CPU: 2.5 GHz quad-core or higher
  • Main memory: 8 GB
Hard disk
  • 10–GB free space on the System Drive.
  • 1–5 printers: 100–GB free space
  • 6–15 printers: 200–GB free space
    Note:
  1. Because TotalFlow Production Manager does not check the space available on the hard disk, you might be able to install and start TotalFlow Production Manager with less space. If you do, you will receive a Windows error message or a database error message when the hard disk is full.
  2. A Printer is a distinct printer IP or host name.
Operating system One of these:
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (64–bit)
  • Windows Server 2016 Standard (64–bit)
  • Windows Server 2019 Standard (64–bit)
  • Windows Server 2019 Essentials (64–bit)
  • Windows 10 Enterprise or Professional (64–bit)
  • Windows 8.1 Enterprise or Professional (64-bit)
File system NTFS or ReFS recommended
TCP/IP and UDP ports
  • TotalFlow Production Manager user interface: 15080, 15009, 15505, 80
  • User's Guide in HTML format: 15888
  • LPD server: 515
  • FTP server: 20, 21
  • PDF/JDF and Postscript: 80, 8010, 9100, 9101, 9102, 9103
  • SMTP: 25
  • Printer Connector: 15509, 15580, 15505
  • TotalFlow Prep: 17080
  • CommPoint: 55555
  • PitStop server: 139, 445
  • PostgreSQL database: 55559
  • UDP: 523
  • Advanced Imposition: 27017, 38443
If your firewall is configured to block these ports, open them. To add these ports as exceptions, read the documentation for your firewall.
Web browser One of these:
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Mozilla Firefox 77 (see note 2)
  • Google Chrome 83 (see note 2)
  • Microsoft Edge
    Note:
  1. For more information about the browsers that can be used on specific operating systems, see Configuring Client Computers.
  2. This is the latest version tested with TotalFlow Production Manager 4.3.6 but you can also use later versions of this browser.

This table lists the requirements for any computer that will access TotalFlow Production Manager:

Item Requirements
Operating system One of these:
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (64–bit)
  • Windows Server 2016 Standard (64–bit)
  • Windows Server 2019 Standard (64–bit)
  • Windows Server 2019 Essentials (64–bit)
  • Windows 10 Enterprise or Professional (32–bit or 64–bit)
  • Windows 8.1 Enterprise or Professional (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • macOS 10.12 Sierra
  • macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Display 1280 x 800 pixels or greater, 16.7 million colors or more
Web browser One of these:

On Microsoft Windows OS:

  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Mozilla Firefox 77 (see note 2)
  • Google Chrome 83 (see note 2)
  • Microsoft Edge

On macOS X:

  • Safari 10
  • Safari 11
Supported languages
  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
    Note:
  1. For more information about the browsers that can be used on specific operating systems, see Configuring Client Computers.
  2. This is the latest version tested with TotalFlow Production Manager 4.3.6, but you can also use later versions of this browser.
Parent topic: Before Setting Up